Summer of '42 1971  PG, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Gary Grimes, Jennifer O'Neill, Jerry Houser, Oliver Conant, Christopher Norris, Lou Frizzell, Walter Scott, Robert Mulligan, Maureen Stapleton, Katherine Allentuck
Coming of age amid the backdrop of World War II is handled tenderly in this film. It is the story of a sexually inexperienced teenage boy who falls in love, from afar, with a young bride whose husband has left for the war.
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Tough Enough 1983   PG, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Carlene Watkins, Stan Shaw, Pam Grier, Warren Oates, Bruce McGill, Wilford Brimley, Fran Ryan, Christopher Norris, Terra Perry, Big John Hamilton, Steve Ward
Art Long (Dennis Quaid) wants to be a Country-Western singer but just can't make it in that field. He then enters the world of amateur boxing and does well in the "Tough Man" competition. Hoping to make ends meet at home, Art now dedicates himself to boxing. His wife Caroline (Carlene Watkins) and parents (Wilford Brimley and Fran Ryan) support him, and his manager (Warren Oates) promotes Art all the way to the nationals. Along the way, Art makes friends with P.T. Coolidge (Stan Shaw) and Myra (Pam Grier), but enemies abound in the ring.
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| 1. Eat My Dust! (1976)
2. Summer of '42 (1971)
3. Tough Enough (1983)
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